Weekend Update: Trump Expands Military Border Control, Targets Climate

Weekend Update: Trump Expands Military Border Control, Targets Climate

President Trump escalated immigration enforcement by ordering military control of southern border lands, while his administration faced legal challenges over wrongful deportations and agency downsizing. At the same time, sweeping economic and environmental shifts emerged—from looming smartphone tariffs to plans to dismantle federal climate research—reshaping domestic policy and global diplomacy alike.

Weekend Update: Trump Escalates Trade Fight, Courts, and Deportations

Weekend Update: Trump Escalates Trade Fight, Courts, and Deportations

President Trump intensified his economic and legal agenda over the weekend, launching a national security probe into semiconductors, promising sweeping tariffs, and accelerating appeals to the Supreme Court. Meanwhile, deportations, political theatrics, and market anxiety surged as his administration pressed forward on trade, immigration, and legislative brinkmanship.

House Pushes Trump Tax Cuts, Sparks Insider Probe

House Pushes Trump Tax Cuts, Sparks Insider Probe

House Republicans surged forward with a bold budget blueprint to extend Trump’s tax cuts, intensifying partisan clashes over spending and civil rights. Democrats fired back with calls for an insider trading probe tied to sudden tariff shifts. The legislative push reshapes 2025’s fiscal trajectory and stokes fierce political and economic crossfire in Washington.

Senate Confirms Top General, Clashes Over Tariffs & Taxes

Senate Confirms Top General, Clashes Over Tariffs & Taxes

Senators accelerate confirmations, challenge trade chaos, and reignite bipartisan battles over tariffs, budgets, and surveillance. From confirming a new top military chief to pushing urgent reforms on daylight saving time and weather forecasting, today’s activity reveals intensifying divisions—and fragile cooperation—within the upper chamber of Congress.

Trump Sparks Chaos with Border Troops and Iran Threats

Trump Sparks Chaos with Border Troops and Iran Threats

President Trump unleashes sweeping policy shifts across federal agencies—deploying troops to the border, gutting climate research, and warning Iran of catastrophic consequences. The White House accelerates civil rights restructuring and intensifies trade and religious policies, signaling a radical reshaping of U.S. domestic and foreign strategy.

Trump Unleashes Border Crackdown and Trade Pressure

Trump Unleashes Border Crackdown and Trade Pressure

President Trump intensified executive actions on April 11, 2025, authorizing military control of borderlands, mandating immigrant registration, and confronting Iran’s nuclear ambitions. As China retaliated with new tariffs, markets recoiled. Meanwhile, Trump’s health results, civil rights shakeups, and calls to end daylight saving stirred public reaction and political debate.

Trump’s $5T Budget Push Passes House Amid Mounting Tensions

Trump’s $5T Budget Push Passes House Amid Mounting Tensions

House Republicans approved President Trump’s sweeping budget resolution on April 10, reshaping the fiscal battlefield with $5 trillion in tax cuts and a bold expansion of border and defense funding. Tensions flared as Democrats protested recent FTC firings and state officials urged federal crypto oversight, signaling intensifying partisan and regulatory battles ahead.

Trump Faces Senate Setbacks as Budget Push and Nominations Collide

Trump Faces Senate Setbacks as Budget Push and Nominations Collide

Trump’s fiscal agenda surged forward in the House but hit snags in the Senate as a key land management nominee withdrew and Fed testimony revealed regulatory softening. Lawmakers on both sides challenged executive firings, signaling growing bipartisan friction over appointments, oversight, and spending authority—all converging in a single volatile legislative day.

Trump Escalates Investigations, Reshapes Energy Policy

Trump Escalates Investigations, Reshapes Energy Policy

President Trump escalated executive oversight with DOJ investigations, reshaped environmental policy by halting green reviews, and warned against foreign ownership of U.S. Steel. Inflation data revealed relief, while trade tensions with China threatened financial warfare. Cabinet members pushed diplomatic outreach, fueling urgent shifts in domestic control and global engagement.

Markets Shudder as Trump Escalates Tariff War

Markets Shudder as Trump Escalates Tariff War

Trump accelerates his economic confrontation with China, imposing 145% tariffs while simultaneously pushing a sweeping budget through the House. Meanwhile, a top nominee withdraws amid backlash, and critics warn his fentanyl policy shift could reverse progress. Today’s developments reshape economic forecasts and spark debate across courts, markets, and media outlets.

House Battles Erupt Over Trump Probes and Energy Policy

House Battles Erupt Over Trump Probes and Energy Policy

House Democrats demand investigations into Trump-era military strikes and insecure communications, while Republicans pass rollback bills and praise new coal policies. Funding cuts spur bipartisan outrage, and new legislation seeks to shield Supreme Court justices. Tensions flare as oversight, energy, and judicial independence dominate today’s House agenda.